Soccer

Carlo Ancelotti Would Like to Talk About Crosby

Precisely 51 seconds elapse between pressing “record” on Zoom and Carlo Ancelotti asking the question that, according to those who work with him, is never far from his lips these days. “Do you know Crosby?” he says, leaning forward in his chair. It is very important to Carlo Ancelotti that

Soccer

2020 Oct, 16

N.F.L. Week 6 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

The N.F.L. is desperately hoping that its issues with the coronavirus are behind it. The Titans made their triumphant return to the field, the Patriots are getting their players back and the weekend’s slate of games seems far more stable at this point than at the same time last week. Of

Soccer

2020 Oct, 15

Rays Send Yankees to Another Off-Season of Vexing Questions

SAN DIEGO — The timing was coincidental, but fitting nonetheless. As Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman was explaining to reporters on a video call how frustrating it was to cough up the decisive home run to Mike Brosseau in Game 5 of the American League division series on Friday, the Tampa Bay

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2020 Oct, 10

Jets Send Team Home After Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The Jets confirmed Friday that one of their players had tested positive for the coronavirus, and that all players had been sent home from the team’s facility as a precaution. The positive result throws into question whether the Jets will be able to play their next game, at home against the

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2020 Oct, 09

Did Tom Brady Forget It Was Fourth Down? It Sure Looked Like It

The setting was familiar: Tom Brady, facing a long field and a short clock, and a chance to lead a fourth-quarter comeback. The result was not. Brady, who built his reputation for late-game heroics with dozens of fourth-quarter comebacks as the New England Patriots’ quarterback, appeared to lose track of downs while

Soccer

2020 Oct, 09

ICM Partners Buys Stellar Group, Acquiring a Foothold in Soccer

One of Hollywood’s most-powerful talent agencies has acquired one of soccer’s biggest player representation agencies. Los Angeles-based International Creative Management Partners, whose clients include the actors Samuel L. Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres, said Thursday it had purchased the London-based Stellar Group, representatives of Gareth Bale, once the world’s most-expensive player, as

Soccer

2020 Oct, 08